The U.S. federal government has confirmed an eighth death due to schrapnel from Takata airbags—this time, to a teen driver at the wheel of a Honda Accord that was already under recall at the time of the accident. That marks the ninth death worldwide attributed to the issue, which hasRead More

Back in September, Hyundai recalled 470,000 Sonatas from 2011 and 2012 to fix a major problem that could cause the engine to fail. Today, the South Korean automaker issued another recall for the 2011-2012 Hyundai sonata — this time, to repair a curious issue with the model’s brakes. This latestRead More

Volkswagen’s headquarters in Wolfsburg, Germany were raided on October 8, and now, the New York Times reports that investigators have struck again — this time, in France. It appears that la merde hit the fan on Friday when police raided not one, but two Volkswagen offices near Paris. (News ofRead More

A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines. ― Ralph Waldo Emerson, Self-Reliance I just bought a used motorcycle. What manner of rare exotica did this veteran motojournalist buy to supplement his lavish one-bike collection? A Kawasaki H2R project bike? ARead More

The Cactus M’s pared-back approach could be rolled out across the whole brand The Cactus M is the latest evidence of Citroën’s push to make its cars simpler. This is something started by the production C4 Cactus and likely to continue onto other models in the future. This move towardsRead More

Look at Google’s adorable autonomous car up there. Isn’t it cute? It looks as harmless as a wireless mouse or a koala wearing a fez. Precious. But do not be deceived, dear reader, for verily, that vile contraption is a harbinger of doom and destruction. It will unleash hell onRead More

BMW announced sales of 78,418 motorcycles in the first six months of 2015, setting a new first half sales record. Frankly, it’d be news if BMW failed to set a sales record, as the German manufacturer has been on a roll the last few years. The momentum shows no signsRead More